– in a Public Bill Committee at on 15 March 2005.
Frank Cook
Labour, Stockton North
9:50,
15 March 2005
In view of our failure to reach a quorum this morning, I must adjourn the Committee stage of the Bill till a date and time as yet to be determined by me.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
